Uhuru Kenyatta (centre) holds hands with opinion polls’ favourites, Deputy President William Ruto (left) and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
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Just over 100 years ago, Maasai in Kenya were moved into reserves, where they could be more easily taxed and controlled, to make way for white settlement.
The pink periwinkle is used as a tonic and emetic for the treatment of many health conditions.
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Intermediary cities have a vital role to play in the economies of African countries.
Yao honey-hunters harvesting a honeybee nest in Niassa Special.
Reserve, Mozambique, where human-honeyguide cooperation still thrives.
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Cooperating with honeyguides has been found to increase food security. It facilitates cultural traditions and enables income or trade.
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam: increasing temperatures under climate change are likely to be a significant risk to human health in informal settlements.
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James Hammond, International Livestock Research Institute ; Dan Milner, International Livestock Research Institute , and Mark van Wijk, International Livestock Research Institute
Stricter measures had major impacts on farmers’ livelihoods and food security.
These types of projects can be quite harmful. They affect the land, people and biodiversity and must be planned with all this in mind - building in future climate scenarios too.
Financial systems have evolved to allow contactless payments but people who cannot use digital services are being left behind.
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Mvuyo Makhasi, National Institute for Communicable Diseases; Cheryl Cohen, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, and Sibongile Walaza, University of the Witwatersrand
This is not an alternative to traditional disease surveillance, but a complementary tool.
A woman checks maize crop on a small scale farm in Chinhamora, about 50 km north of Harare. ALEXANDER JOE/AFP via.
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Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand